CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 021 (P346133)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346133 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 2' 1' | I (Lugalbanda) relied upon you (the Anzu bird) |
| obverse col 2' 2' | He said “may your wife be my mother” |
| obverse col 2' 3' | He said “may you be my(?) father” |
| obverse col 2' 4' | Your little ones as my brothers |
| obverse col 2' 5' | Indeed (I?) will regard them (lit. bring them in) |
| obverse col 2' 6' | Since yesterday in the (mountain of) cypress, the unknown of mountain(s) |
| obverse col 2' 7' | (I) have been standing in place (waiting) for you |
| obverse col 2' 8' | May your spouse stand beside you in my greeting |
| obverse col 2' 9' | I shall greet you |
| reverse col 1 1 | Come, my lugalbanda |
| reverse col 1 2 | Like a barge(?) (carrying) precious metal, like a boat (carrying) barley |
| reverse col 1 3 | Like a boat that is to transport apples |
| reverse col 1 4 | Like a boat providing shade to(?) cucumbers |
| reverse col 1 5 | Like a boat exuding allure at the site of the harvest |
| reverse col 1 6 | Go proudly back to the brickwork of Kulaba |
| reverse col 1 7 | Lugalbanda, the one who loves the seed(?) |
| reverse col 1 8 | Was not accepting (the suggestion) |
| reverse col 1 9 | Ninurta, the son of Enlil |
| reverse col 1 10 | May he cover the top of your head with the sagšu turban, the pirig creature of battle |
| reverse col 1 11 | ... of lord(?)/mighty ... of(?) the Great Mountain (Enlil) (whose) chest cannot be turned back |
| reverse col 1 12 | May he stand it(?) on your chest |
| reverse col 1 13 | In the mountain/foreign land a ... net(?), a ... net(?) ... |
| reverse col 1 14 | (You?) will go(?) to the city(?), the site of Unug(?) |
| reverse col 1 15 | Lugalbanda, the one who loves the seed(?) |
| reverse col 1 16 | Was not accepting these |
| reverse col 1 17 | Like Šara, the beloved son of Inanna |
| reverse col 1 18 | Bring out your barbed arrows like sunlight |
| reverse col 1 19 | Bring out ... like moonlight |
| reverse col 1 20 | May the barbed arrow act as a šagtur snake(?) to those it hits |
| reverse col 2 1 | The Anzu bird (to) holy lugalbanda |
| reverse col 2 2 | Was speaking(?) |
| reverse col 2 3 | May there be strength in your arms |
| reverse col 2 4 | May you(?) never tire |
| reverse col 2 5 | Your pumping arms shall not suffer pain |
| reverse col 2 6 | Moving like the sun, like Inanna, like(?) the seven storms of Iškur |
| reverse col 2 7 | (You said?) “I want rise like flame and flash like lightning” |
| reverse col 2 8 | Go where your eye looks and sees |
| reverse col 2 9 | Set your foot to wherever you eye raises to |
| reverse col 2 10 | Confront according to your free will/wish |
| reverse col 2 11 | In the place where your heart also speaks to you (about) |
| reverse col 2 12 | Untie your sandals |
| reverse col 2 13 | (When) Utu is to bring (you) (back) to your city, Kulaba |
| reverse col 2 14 | The one who curses you |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...]-x | |
| 2' | [...]-x | |
| obverse col 2' | ||
| 1' | mu#?-[...] | |
| 2' | dam-[...] | |
| 3' | za#-e# ad-da-x [...] | |
| 4' | [...]-la2#-zu#-ne# [...] | |
| 5' | nam#?-ba#-ni#-in#-ku4#-[...] | |
| 6' | [...] ha#?-szu-ur2#? nu#?-[...] | |
| 7' | [...] mu#-un-x-[...] | |
| 8' | [...] he2#-me#-da#-[...] | |
| 9' | [...]-mu#-ra#-ab-[...] | |
| 10' | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | ga2-nu# [...] | |
| 2 | ma2-gur8#? [...] | |
| 3 | ma2 {gesz#}[...] | |
| 4 | ma2 ukusz2#-[...] | |
| 5 | ma2# ki buru14# [...] | |
| 6 | szegx(MURGU2)# kul-aba4{ki#}-[...] | |
| 7 | {d}lugal-banda3{+da} lu2# [...] | |
| 8 | szu# nu-um-ma-gid2#-[...] | |
| 9 | {d#}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2#-[...] | |
| 10 | {tug2#}sagszu pirig me3-a ugu-za he2-x-[...] | |
| 11 | x-GAB# en kur-gal-la gaba nu-[...] | |
| 12 | gaba#-za he2-en-DU-[...] | |
| 13 | kur-ra sa u3 NE KA sa USZ [...] | |
| 14 | iri#{ki} im-sze3!?-du-u5!? ki#? x [...] | |
| 15 | {d#}lugal-banda3{+da} lu2 numun-e#? [...] | |
| 16 | szu#? nu#-um#-ma-gid2#-[...] | |
| 17 | [...] dumu ki ag2# {d}[...] | |
| 18 | [...]-a# u4-gin7 e3#-[...] | |
| 19 | [...] iti6-gin7# [...] | |
| 20 | [...] ra#-ra-x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [... {d}]lugal#-banda3{+da} | |
| 2 | [...]-RI | |
| 3 | [...] lirum# he2-gal2 | |
| 4 | [...]-ba-kusz2-u3-de3 | |
| 5 | [...] na#?-an-gig-ga-a | |
| 6 | [...] u4 imin-bi {d}iszkur-gi2 | |
| 7 | [...] nim#-gin7# ga-gir2 | |
| 8 | [...] gen-ni! | |
| 9 | [...]-bi-ib | |
| 10 | [...] gi4#-bi | |
| 11 | [...]-a | |
| 12 | [...]-a | |
| 13 | [...]-ku4-da | |
| 14 | [...]-a | |
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